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A FINE PHILIPPINES BOLO KNIFE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
A FINE PHILIPPINES BOLO KNIFE
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
An exceptional example, probably Visayan work.The handforged, single-edged blade of characteristic form, with bellied edge and clipped tip. The hilt with dark horn grip finely carved in relief, comprising floral and lineal motifs, with silvered ferrule and recurved guard. In its tooled leather scabbard with silvered locket and chape.Early 20th century. Wear to silvering. Overall length 47 cm. Condition II